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Manav Khurana Wants to Put the Whole Software Factory on the Scoreboard
GitLab's product and marketing chief has spent 25 years translating complicated technology into customer outcomes. His latest problem is the paradox of AI-written code: more speed at the keyboard, more strain everywhere else.
Michael McBride
Michael McBride is a General Partner at GV (Google Ventures), where he leads early-stage investments in enterprise technology, AI, and open-source-powered companies. A Stanford-trained mechanical engineer who spent three decades building high-growth startups before pivoting to venture capital, McBride brought operational credibility from five years as GitLab's CRO - where he oversaw a 100x+ revenue run-rate expansion before its 2021 IPO. He joined GV in December 2023 and quickly became one of its most active dealmakers, leading GV's $319 million Cribl Series E - the firm's second-largest investment ever.
Bruce Armstrong
Bruce Armstrong is an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures, one of Silicon Valley's most prominent deep-tech venture firms, where he focuses on enterprise technology and digital healthcare. A rare breed of operator-turned-investor, Armstrong brings over 25 years of hands-on leadership at the helm of enterprise software companies - from being one of Teradata's first 20 employees to CEO stints at KNOVA Software, Kickfire, and PivotLink - giving him a founder's instincts on board seats at companies like GitLab (IPO 2021), Cylance (acquired by BlackBerry), SingleStore, and Vectra. When he's not sourcing the next breakout enterprise deal, he's logging podium finishes in mountain bike races or seeing 50+ bands annually at San Francisco's Outside Lands festival.